Sholei Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sholei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Sholei (20) may also be a first name.
Sholei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sholei is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sholei.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sholei is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sholei are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sholei is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 80 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sholei
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